Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 12:09:07 -0600 From: Jonathan Horne <freebsd@dfwlp.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: i need to upgrade a disk Message-ID: <200611071209.07362.freebsd@dfwlp.com> In-Reply-To: <4550A241.9020302@mikestammer.com> References: <200611070900.01897.freebsd@dfwlp.com> <4550A241.9020302@mikestammer.com>
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On Tuesday 07 November 2006 09:12, Eric wrote: > Jonathan Horne wrote: > > i have a system that is FreeBSD 6.2-PRERELEASE, that i need to upgrade > > its single disk. id like to keep all its existing slices the same size, > > and then use the unused space to create a new /opt slice. would dd be > > the way to go? if so, could someone advise on its proper usage for > > duplicating one disk to another? > > > > or, if there is an alternative way to skin this cat, im willing to learn > > whatever way might be the best. > > > > cheers, > > jonathan > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > this is what i will be using to migrate from my 1 disk setup to RAID1 > tomorrow: > > http://lantech.geekvenue.net/chucktips/jason/chuck/1004897633/index_html > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/disks.html#NEW-HUGE-DI >SK > > > Good luck! > _______________________________________________ eric, i ended up using this article that you recommended: http://lantech.geekvenue.net/chucktips/jason/chuck/1004897633/index_html and it went like clockwork! im on my new 300GB SATA drive now (upgraded from a 40GB). thanks for the tip! cheers, jonathan
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